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Platte Mountain

Platte Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Platte Mountain rises to 1,075 m in California. Locke Peak stands 2,182 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Portuguese Point, a peak 1.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49062575, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1075 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.93460, -121.64553

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 43
  • Moore Road Ball Park: 10.6 mi
  • Bille Park: 11.2 mi
  • Terry Ashe Park: 12.1 mi
  • Paradise Community Park: 12.6 mi
  • Rotary Grove: 12.9 mi
Springs: 29
Waterfalls: 19
Museums: 11
Historic sites: 8
Artworks: 7
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 5
Gardens: 4
Ghost towns: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Platte Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Locke PeakNE 44°2,182 m18.4 mi
Humboldt PeakNE 37°2,147 m18.8 mi
Snow MountainNE 53°2,127 m14.9 mi
Humboldt SummitNE 34°2,085 m18.3 mi
Spring Valley MountainENE 68°2,081 m15.2 mi
Mount HopeENE 71°2,007 m16.9 mi
Humbug SummitNE 50°2,007 m18.7 mi
Castle RocksENE 57°1,961 m18.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:3919:5920:39
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2616:0216:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444549536068757469604943
Precip in11.911.89.65.23.11.00.00.10.43.46.413.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — DE Sabla, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358815917

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